Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
Galileo IOV-1 PFM |
Country of Operator/Owner |
ESA |
Operator/Owner |
European Space Agency |
Users |
Commercial |
Purpose |
Navigation/Global Positioning |
Class of Orbit |
MEO |
Type of Orbit |
|
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
23240 |
Apogee (km) |
23306 |
Eccentricity |
0.00111324764699929 |
Inclination (degrees) |
54.68 |
Period (minutes) |
846.88 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
700 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
|
Power (watts) |
1420 |
Date of Launch |
21-10-2011 |
Expected Lifetime |
12 yrs. |
Contractor |
Astrium/Thales Alenia Space |
Country of Contractor |
Germany/UK/Italy |
Launch Site |
Guiana Space Center |
Launch Vehicle |
Soyuz-Fregat |
COSPAR Number |
2011-060A |
NORAD Number |
37846 |
Comments |
Operational nucleus of the full 30-satellite constellation. |